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9 CONFIDENTIALITY

PLC Sydney will abide by the provisions of the Privacy Act 1988. Confidentiality and privacy require that all staff must ensure that information regarding students and their parents and/or legal guardians is restricted to those who genuinely need to know. Furthermore, those people should only be told as much as they need to know and no more.

10 RECORD KEEPING

Information concerning all applications will be kept on file. Unsuccessful application information will be kept for five years. Successful application information will be kept for the duration of the student's enrolment at PLC Sydney (daughter) plus seven years after leaving.

11 COMMUNICATING THE POLICY

This Policy will be available on the PLC Sydney Preschool website.

12 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

Relevant staff will undergo professional development to ensure they have read and understood this policy.

Relevant staff are encouraged to review and supply feedback regarding this policy so that amendments can be implemented as necessary. Staff are encouraged to attend training courses and in-service opportunities that enhance their contributions to the enrolment experience.

ACCEPTING THE AGREEMENT

Enrolment is a contract whereby PLC Sydney guarantees a place for the applicant to his or her parents/guardians. Families will normally be given a fortnight to sign and return the Agreement which must also be accompanied by the non-refundable Enrolment Fee.

Where families cannot, or do not, respond by the nominated date, then the offer lapses. The child will remain on the Register, but the original application date will no longer apply.

Occasional vacancies may occur from time to time in any given year. The same enrolment procedures as outlined previously will apply.